Greeting car display racks



Aug. 18, 1970 P. v.- KORTH 3,524,275

GREETING CARD DISPLAY RACKS Filed Nov. 27, 1968 c I I? Q f 5; ii iTf is t? 12 A. /L I, S B J II no H I .0

FIG. 4 INVENTOR.

FIG, 2 PAUL v. KORTH A ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,524,275 GREETING CAR DISPLAY RACKS Paul V. Korth, 19213 Yonka, Detroit, Mich. 48234 Filed Nov. 27, 1968, Ser. No. 779,497

Int. Cl. G09f 1/10 U.S. Cl. 40-1244 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A greeting card display rack for holding folded or booklet type greeting cards consisting of a base, a row of spaced pegs or the like extending upwardly from the base for telescopingly receiving greeting cards at the fold thereof, a spring band longitudinally disposed over the rear portion of said base resiliently contacting all said pegs and formed to permit the said greeting cards readily to be telescoped on said pegs at the fold thereof and sprinheld by said spring band thereon, said greeting cards resting on the forward portion of said base and being readily manually pivoted and/or opened while on said pegs for view or readily manually removed from replaced on said pegs.

The primary object of the instant invention is to provide an improved and simplified relatively inexpensive and extremely convenient greeting card display rack for displaying for inspection Christmas, Easter, birthday, anniversary and other greeting cards either in a store prior to the sale thereof or in the home on a table, the mantle shelf or elsewhere as may be desired.

In particular, it is a further object of the invention to provide an improved greeting card display rack of a type which embodies a base having preferably vertically disposed pegs or other type pins extending upwardly from said base at suitably spaced intervals and located rearwardly from the front of the said base, and including a resilient means such as a resilient strip disposed in spaced relationship rearwardly of said pegs, the said resilient means including a portion thereof constantly and resiliently urged against said pegs and shaped to permit the fold of a usual folded greeting card to be telescoped over each peg whereby to removably hold said greeting card in a standing position over said pegs while being supported on said base, and at the same time permitting greeting cards so positioned to be pivoted about said pegs sufliciently to admit of individual examination thereof by anyone who cares to view any or all of them.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent by reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a greeting card display rack embodying the invention showing a plurality of greeting cards supported thereon for selective inspection.

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view taken from the right hand end of the greeting card display rack shown in FIG. 1 with a greeting card indicated in dot and dash lines telescoped at the fold thereof over one of the card receiving pegs and spring held in a position whereby it may be separated from other cards that may be positioned in a like manner over other card receiving pegs.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the greeting card display rack with the greeting cards removed therefrom.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view similar to FIG. 2 except that no greeting card is telescoped over the card receiving peg, and the spring card holding means is shown sprung against a card holding peg.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, the particular embodiment of a greeting card holder disclosed herein for illustrative purposes preferably consists of a wooden base 11 having a plurality of relatively closely spaced greeting card receiving pegs or pins 12 extending upwardly therefrom which are disposed in a row located near the rear portion of the said base 11 as shown in the drawings, thereby leaving a platform forward of the said pegs 12 onto which folded greeting cards 14 or the like are supported after having been telescopingly positioned over the said pegs 12 as best shown in FIGS. "1 and 2. The bottom of the base 11 is preferably covered with felt or the like 13 to prevent it from scratching furniture on which the greeting card holder may be placed.

Rearwardly of the row of pegs 12 is located a card retainer spring element 15 preferably formed of resilient aluminum or the like into an L-shaped strip having a rearwardly extending base 150, an upright portion 151 and a downwardly extending pressure leg 152 bent slightly rearwardly at 1520 so as to have a line pressure contact with the pegs 12 at a point upwardly from the bottom thereof as best shown in FIG. 4. The said spring element 15 is secured at its base 150 to the greeting card holder base 11 by suitable tacks 16. A quarter-round strip 17 is positioned on the said base 150 of the spring element 15 with one leg thereof in juxtaposition with the upright portion 151 of the said spring element 15, and is secured in such position by finishing nails 18 as shown in FIG. 4. This construction assures that the upright portion 151 of the spring element will not flex as readily as the downwardly extending pressure leg 152 of the said spring element 15.

While the greeting card holder of the invention has been disclosed and described herein as being formed primary of wood and metal, it is obvious that it may be constructed of other suitable materials such as plastic and the like.

When a greeting card 14 is telescoped at its fold or backbone over a greeting card receiving peg 12, the said card retainer spring element is deflected as indicated by the arow X in FIG. 4 whereupon the greeting card 14 is removably held in a relatively lightly anchored position on the card holder 10 seated on the platform 110 of the base 11 as shown in FIG. 2. Greeting card-s 14 may then be inspected by a viewer thereof by pivoting them about the pegs 12, or, by removing them upwardly from the said pegs 12 as may be desired. After such removal, a greeting card 14 may be readily re-telescoped onto the peg 12 from which it has been removed.

Obviously, the length of the greeting card holder may be a matter of choice as well as the size and spacing of the greeting card receiving pegs 12, and, the card retainer spring element 15 may be formed of any material having the resiliency to perform the function expected of it. Although not shown, the downwardly extending pressure leg 152 of the retainer spring element may be vertically slit at suitable intervals to provide local areas of contact thereof with individual or small groups of pegs 12 or with the fold of greeting cards telescoped thereover.

I claim:

1. A greeting card display rack for holding folded booklet type greeting cards comprising a base element,

a row of spaced vertical pegs located rearwardly of the front of said base element providing a platform for supporting the bottom of booklet type greeting cards when telescoped on said pegs at the fold thereof,

a spring element fixed to said base extending upwardly therefrom sprung in its normal attitude against said WE said spring element being formed to deflect and engage said greeting cards above said base at the fold thereof when said greeting cards are telescoped on said pegs urging said fold thereof against said pegs and main- 4 'taining said cards in a pivotal standing position on References Cited sald base UNITED STATES PATENTS 2. A greeting card display rack for holding folded greeting cards as claimed in claim 1 wherein said Spring element consists of a longitudinally disposed spring strip having a rearWardly extending base, an upright portion and a downwardly extending pressure leg formed with a ridge therealong to normally EUGENE CAPOZIO, Primary EXamiIler resiliently contact said pegs whereby to permit deflection thereof when greeting cards are removably 10 CONTRERAS Assistant Examiner telescoped on said pegs at the fold thereof.

642,277 1/1900 Adair. 3,170,260 2/1965 Parker 40124 5 3,341,266 9/1967 Schecter et al 21140 X 

